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Time of India
22-07-2025
- Time of India
Caught on camera: Mumbai Groom Tears his fiance's ₹32,000 lehenga with knife after heated argument
A routine shopping trip in Kalyan, Maharashtra, took a sudden and shocking turn over the weekend. An incident that began as an attempt to return a bridal lehenga quickly turned into a scene of anger, destruction, and threats. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now A video recording the tense moment has now gone viral online. India is a country where wedding attire often involves some important emotional and financial investment, and this episode is a quick and powerful reminder that tempers can quickly flare if anything goes haywire regarding it. What exactly happened The controversy began when the fiancée, Meghna Makhija, purchased a wedding lehenga worth ₹32,300 from a showroom in Kalyan. She decided it didn't suit her tastes and asked her fiancé, Sumit Sayani, to return it and request a refund. When the store refused a refund and only offered an exchange, tensions increased. This led to a series of shocking events that could have proved life-threatening. On July 19, Sayani entered the store carrying a knife. The video footage shows him confronting staff, slicing the lehenga into pieces, then lifting the blouse and tossing it onto the shredded outfit before storming off. He screamed threats, including: 'You'll be ripped apart like this, too. Give me my money back.' Social media reactions The intense scene was captured on CCTV and quickly circulated on social media. Users expressed horror and concern. One commented, 'The would-be bride should RUN away from this man, as far as she can without looking BACK..!!' Another wrote, 'Red flag.. wonder what would happen after marriage,' and a third warned, 'No matter what the situation, this much anger is not justified under any circumstances.' Tired of too many ads? go ad free now What do media reports say? According to a TOI report, the bride-to-be, Meghna Makhija, bought the lehenga on June 17. That very evening, she called the store to say she didn't like it and wanted to return it. The store told her that instead of a refund, they could give her a credit note, which she could use to buy something else from the shop within two months. A month later, Meghna visited the store again on a Saturday. A salesman informed her that they were running a stock clearance sale and asked her to come back the following month. Soon after, her fiancé, Sumit Sayani, came into the showroom and demanded a refund. When the shopkeeper refused, he pulled out a knife and tore the lehenga apart, according to a complaint filed by the manager of Nakshatra showroom. Other customers in the store were scared by the scene. The complaint also says that Sumit demanded Rs 3 lakh and threatened to leave a bad review about the store's service on Google. Sumit was arrested but was granted bail soon after. According to Suraj Singh Gaund, senior inspector at Bazarpeth police station where the complaint was filed, the man admitted that he acted in a moment of anger.
India Today
21-07-2025
- India Today
Video: Mumbai man shreds lehenga with knife after fiancee's dispute with shopkeeper
A shocking video of a man shredding a bridal lehenga worth Rs 32,000 inside a fashion store in Mumbai's Kalyan area, after an argument between his fiancee and the shopkeeper escalated, has gone viral on social incident took place at Kalakshetra, a well-known fashion store in Kalyan West. According to reports, Meghna Makhija, a resident of Kalyan West, had purchased a lehenga worth Rs 32,300 on June 17 for her wedding. However, upon reaching home, she changed her mind and called the shop to return shopkeeper informed her that while direct returns were not allowed as per store policy, she could exchange the outfit for another garment of the same price within a month, with July 31 set as the deadline. On July 19, Meghna returned to the shop to make the exchange, but a disagreement with the shopkeeper led to a heated argument. A few hours later, Meghna's fiancee, Sumit Sayani, stormed into the store and confronted the shopkeeper. In a fit of rage, he pulled out a knife from his pocket, tore the bridal lehenga in the middle of the store, and allegedly threatened the the viral video here: 'He told me he would tear me apart just like this lehenga if I did not comply,' the shopkeeper reportedly told the police. Sumit is also accused of demanding Rs 3 lakh and threatening to defame the shop on social media if his demands were not the incident, the shopkeeper lodged a complaint at Kalyan's Bazarpeth Police Station. The police have registered a case and initiated an investigation into the matter.(With inputs from Mithileshkumar B Gupta)- EndsTune InMust Watch
News18
21-07-2025
- News18
Angry Fiancé Shreds Rs 32,000 Lehenga To Pieces In Thane Store After Being Denied Refund
Sumit Sayani lost his temper when a bridal shop refused to give back money for a lehenga (wedding dress) that his fiancée did not want anymore and slashed the dress with a knife. A young man lost his temper when a bridal shop refused to give back money for a lehenga (wedding dress) that his fiancée did not want anymore. The outfit had cost Rs 32,300, and the store had said they would only give a credit note instead of returning the money. The lehenga was bought on June 17, but later that same day, the bride-to-be, Meghna Makhija, told the shop she had changed her mind and didn't want it anymore. The store manager told her that she could use the amount as store credit within two months, according to the Times of India. A month later, Meghna visited the shop again to see if she could exchange it, but a salesman told her that due to an ongoing stock clearance sale, she should return after some time. Soon after, her fiancé, Sumit Sayani, stormed into the store with a knife. He got into an argument with the staff and demanded for full refund of that lehenga. When they refused, he lost his temper and slashed the lehenga to pieces right in the store with the knife, saying, 'I'll tear you apart like this if you don't return my money". A young woman purchased a lehenga ghagra from a well-known showroom in Kalyan. Her friend demanded a refund, stating they did not want the lehenga ghagra and asked to buy different clothes instead. The shopkeeper refused to refund the money. Angered by the refusal, a young man… July 20, 2025 The act, which was caught on CCTV, shocked other shoppers, and the man also allegedly demanded Rs 3 lakh from the store and threatened to leave a bad Google review. The frightened shopkeeper lodged a complaint at the Bazarpeth police station. Police arrested Sumit, but he was quickly granted bail. He admitted to the incident and told officers he acted out of anger, according to Surajsingh Gaund, senior inspector at Bazarpeth police station. view comments Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Time of India
20-07-2025
- Time of India
Bride denied refund, man knifes lehenga to shreds inside store
Kalyan: You can never predict the extent to which an angry, young man can go for his beloved's sake. In one such case, a man who was upset over a store not refunding money for a lehenga (bridal attire) worth Rs 32,300 for the wedding that his fiancée had bought, but wanted to return, walked into the shop with a knife, and ripped apart the lehenga, shredding it to rags. The man allegedly threatened staff at the showroom. The incident was captured on CCTV cameras at the store. The bride-to-be, Meghna Makhija, had bought the lehenga on June 17. The same evening, she called up to say she did not like it and wanted to return it. She was told that instead of a refund, she would get a credit note against which she could purchase something else from the shop within two months. You Can Also Check: Mumbai AQI | Weather in Mumbai | Bank Holidays in Mumbai | Public Holidays in Mumbai A month later, the woman revisited the store on Saturday. A salesman told her that they were holding a stock clearance sale currently, and asked her to return next month. A while later, her betrothed, Sumit Sayani, barged into the showroom, and demanded a refund. As the shopkeeper refused, he brandished a knife and ripped the lehenga apart, says a complaint lodged by the manger of of Nakshatra showroom. Other customers present at the store were petrified, says the complaint, adding that the man had demanded Rs 3 lakh and threatened to give a bad review on Google about the service of the store. The angry young man was arrested, but was granted immediate bail. The man has confessed to having committed the act in a fit of rage, said senior inspector of Bazarpeth police station, Surajsingh Gaund, where the complaint has been lodged.
